NextDC shares plunged more than 40 per cent, erasing about $3 billion in market value, after community opposition forced an energy distributor to suspend a high-voltage power upgrade for the company’s West Footscray M3 data centre. The downgrade prompted NextDC to cut profit forecasts, pause further land buys and consider contractual remedies for delayed customer deliveries.
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Nine will not bring back the Tuesday edition of Footy Classified in 2027, removing Eddie McGuire from its football magazine lineup and replacing the slot with an extra episode of Footy Furnace produced by his company. The replacement is expected to run on 9Now or possibly behind the Stan Sport paywall as Nine aligns its broadcast schedule across states.
Perth-based Proteomics has been granted a US patent for its PromarkerEndo blood test and is preparing a national rollout, while a company restructure has led to job cuts. The biotech is targeting a commercial launch in 2027 as it transitions from development to scaling operations.
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